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Download full textBrecht, Richard D.; Ingold, Catherine W. – 2002
This digest outlines the reasons for and challenges of developing the language skills of heritage language speakers and describes one effort to carry this out, the Heritage Languages Initiative. Specific sections address the following: developing language skills of U.S. residents; the range of language proficiencies of heritage language speakers;…
Descriptors: Heritage Education, Language Proficiency, Language Skills, Native Language Instruction
